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PRESS MEN HEAR COURIER-JOURNAL OFFICIAL - PROGRESS NOTED BY HOAGLAND - HAVE COME LONG WAY IN BREAKING DOWN PREJUDICE; CHARACTER URGED - The luncheon served to the delegates to the fourth annual session of the Negro Newpaper Publishers Association this afternoon, by the Courier-Journal and The Louisville Times, the address of John Hoagland, promotion manager of the newspapers, and the election of officers, closed the business sessions of the two-day meeting in the Brock Building. The newspaper men http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=53540who remain over are to be taken on a tour of Fort Knox as guests of the War Department, Sunday morning. In his address Mr. Hoagland stressed the need of moral character and the sincerity of purpose in the editors of newspapers whose aim is to give its leadership or the general public the service which is expected of them, and to do the good for which they were founded. Mr. Hoagland recognized the progress which the Negro press had made, com mended the intelligent and militant publishers and on the question of justice and fair play, he made the following observation: "Looking back over the last twenty years I feel that we have come a long way in breaking down prejudice because of race creed or class, and I predict a growth in a similar direction for the next twenty years. Among the feature session of the press meet was the business clinic at the Y. W. C. A., Thursday night in which local and national business and newspaper men par (Continued on page 4)
NEW YORK PUBLISHERS' REPRESENTATIVE HERE William B. Black, New York, of the Interstate United Newspaper Inc., which represents several papers including The Leader is attending the Negro Press meeting here. In his strong address to the delegates at the Brock Building, he said that merchandizing is a vital and a necessary sales factor and urged its adoption to indicate need for advertising through market services. Mr. Black is making his headquarters at The Leader office while in the city. -- GAS COMPANY WORKER DIES FROM FALL Samuel E. Jones of 1521 S. Fourth St., an employee of the Louisville Gas and Electric Co. died last Sunday as a result of a fall while working on a poll at the Beargrass Station and River Road. He is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. John A. Jones. -- EDGAR BROWN HERE Edgar G. Brown, Washington, D. C., president of the Government Employees Association, and for many years a national political leader is in the city for the Negro Press meeting. He was a Leader visitor. -- If The Leader collector is slow, remit by mail or phone the office.
CITIZENS' LEAGUE PLANS PROGRAM By Robert B. Lewis Leaders of the Citizens' League of Kentucky are losing no time in working out a program which will of necessity cause the newly formed organization of Republicans, Democrats, independents and otherwise to function every day in the year for the betterment of Negroes politically. Plans have been made for a membership campaign to be launched in the near future, and other matters pertaining to the fall election, As stated last week: A response to this demand for above-the-party line political organization is the newly formed Citizens' League of Kentucky to function without affection for any political party, save cooperating for the uplift of good government in general and the specific needs of Negro citizens of the commonwealth. Organized on a statewide basis, the Citizens League which came into being Thursday, May 27 through the support of a number of outstanding citizens including a committee composed of Dr. P. O. Sweeney, Mrs.
Amelia Ray, the Rev. B. M. Hughes, Atty. S. A. Burnley, I. Willis Cole, F. L. Stith and Robert B. Lewis at Asbury Chapel, the expressed needs for such a movement met with a cheering reception. The keynote address was delivered by Mr. Cole, which was followed by an educational lecture on the sacredness of the ballot by Prof. G. W. Jackson, a student and teacher of political science. Mr. Jackson described democracy as being an outgrowth of protest against arbitrary control. "Voting is to democracy what the vocal cords are to the body," said he. Mr. Cole stated that Negroes in Kentucky get less political consideration in Washington than do members of the race in states where they are not allowed to vote. He stated that the same is true as pertains to recognition for the race in Kentucky. Blame for this was placed upon the shoulders of Continued on page 6
ALBERT SMITH PASSES AWAY Albert Smith of the family of the late Guy W. Smith, for many years Louisville's leading movers and packers passed away at the Smith home 1708 W. Chestnut St., Monday afternoon. Funeral services were held at the residence Friday. Mr. Smith was the last of the well-known brothers, Albert, Rochelle and Cassius who succumbed several weeks ago after a long illness. Mr. Smith is survived by his son, Guy W. Jr. and his sister-in-law, Mrs. Alijulia Smith. -- In the first 12 months of the present war, 891,827 American troops were embarked for overseas duty as compared with 366,603 men in the same period
176 GRADUATES GET DIPLOMAS - LARGEST CENTRAL HI SCHOOL CLASS - THEME OF SPLENDID PROGRAM "EDUCATION FOR VICTORY" 176 graduates representing the largest class in the history of Central High School, were presented diplomas by Assistant Superintendent Long at the 69th annual commencement of the school at Memorial Auditorium Wednesday evening. The literary and musical feature of the program which carried the theme, "Education For Victory" was also of the very highest order. The salutatory, "Education For Present Day Needs," was delivered by Mary Elizabeth Houston, and the valedictory, "Education That Insures Peace," by Jean Elder. Participants in the panel discussion, "What Central High School Is Doing To Insure Victory" were Edward Bibb, Horace Dix, Robert Downs, Phyllis French, Eddie Johnson, Marlee Johnson, Cecil Johnson, Bert Larke, Charlotte Long, Alene McCauley, Gwendolyn Porter, and Elvira Porter. In addition to those who appeared on the program the honor graduates or uppe r quartile" were: Jeanne Watkins, Thomas Blue, Doris Jackson, Wilma Douglas, Georgie Gilbert, Flora Jackson, Susie Johnson, Dorothy Shacklette, Pauline Thompson, Ernestine Robinson, Willie Morehead, Anna Brewer, Gwendolyn Mitchell, Josephine Brown, Leroy Crutcher, Vivian Washington, Anna Bouggess, Ruth Claycomb, Arlette Madison, Grace Rawles, Doris Smith, Herbert Thornton, Selma Jones, Elizabeth Schultz, Mary Evelyn Taylor, Mary (Continued on page 4)
JUNE 12. 1943 NUMBER 29
DOWN PREJUDICE; CHARACTER URGED
NAAC MEET HITS PACKARD STRIKE
AR VETERAN OF FOUR FRONTS
ENLISTS WITH UNITED NATlONS
SUPPORT LEADER
NAMED ASSOCIATE
ATTORNEY D. P.
THEME OF SPLENDID PROGRAM,
"EDUCA nON FOR VICTORY"
FORGETS TO SAY
"YESSIR," BEATEN
ADVERTISERS

PRESS MEN HEAR COURIER-JOURNAL OFFICIAL - PROGRESS NOTED BY HOAGLAND - HAVE COME LONG WAY IN BREAKING DOWN PREJUDICE; CHARACTER URGED - The luncheon served to the delegates to the fourth annual session of the Negro Newpaper Publishers Association this afternoon, by the Courier-Journal and The Louisville Times, the address of John Hoagland, promotion manager of the newspapers, and the election of officers, closed the business sessions of the two-day meeting in the Brock Building. The newspaper men http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=53540who remain over are to be taken on a tour of Fort Knox as guests of the War Department, Sunday morning. In his address Mr. Hoagland stressed the need of moral character and the sincerity of purpose in the editors of newspapers whose aim is to give its leadership or the general public the service which is expected of them, and to do the good for which they were founded. Mr. Hoagland recognized the progress which the Negro press had made, com mended the intelligent and militant publishers and on the question of justice and fair play, he made the following observation: "Looking back over the last twenty years I feel that we have come a long way in breaking down prejudice because of race creed or class, and I predict a growth in a similar direction for the next twenty years. Among the feature session of the press meet was the business clinic at the Y. W. C. A., Thursday night in which local and national business and newspaper men par (Continued on page 4)
NEW YORK PUBLISHERS' REPRESENTATIVE HERE William B. Black, New York, of the Interstate United Newspaper Inc., which represents several papers including The Leader is attending the Negro Press meeting here. In his strong address to the delegates at the Brock Building, he said that merchandizing is a vital and a necessary sales factor and urged its adoption to indicate need for advertising through market services. Mr. Black is making his headquarters at The Leader office while in the city. -- GAS COMPANY WORKER DIES FROM FALL Samuel E. Jones of 1521 S. Fourth St., an employee of the Louisville Gas and Electric Co. died last Sunday as a result of a fall while working on a poll at the Beargrass Station and River Road. He is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. John A. Jones. -- EDGAR BROWN HERE Edgar G. Brown, Washington, D. C., president of the Government Employees Association, and for many years a national political leader is in the city for the Negro Press meeting. He was a Leader visitor. -- If The Leader collector is slow, remit by mail or phone the office.
CITIZENS' LEAGUE PLANS PROGRAM By Robert B. Lewis Leaders of the Citizens' League of Kentucky are losing no time in working out a program which will of necessity cause the newly formed organization of Republicans, Democrats, independents and otherwise to function every day in the year for the betterment of Negroes politically. Plans have been made for a membership campaign to be launched in the near future, and other matters pertaining to the fall election, As stated last week: A response to this demand for above-the-party line political organization is the newly formed Citizens' League of Kentucky to function without affection for any political party, save cooperating for the uplift of good government in general and the specific needs of Negro citizens of the commonwealth. Organized on a statewide basis, the Citizens League which came into being Thursday, May 27 through the support of a number of outstanding citizens including a committee composed of Dr. P. O. Sweeney, Mrs.
Amelia Ray, the Rev. B. M. Hughes, Atty. S. A. Burnley, I. Willis Cole, F. L. Stith and Robert B. Lewis at Asbury Chapel, the expressed needs for such a movement met with a cheering reception. The keynote address was delivered by Mr. Cole, which was followed by an educational lecture on the sacredness of the ballot by Prof. G. W. Jackson, a student and teacher of political science. Mr. Jackson described democracy as being an outgrowth of protest against arbitrary control. "Voting is to democracy what the vocal cords are to the body," said he. Mr. Cole stated that Negroes in Kentucky get less political consideration in Washington than do members of the race in states where they are not allowed to vote. He stated that the same is true as pertains to recognition for the race in Kentucky. Blame for this was placed upon the shoulders of Continued on page 6
ALBERT SMITH PASSES AWAY Albert Smith of the family of the late Guy W. Smith, for many years Louisville's leading movers and packers passed away at the Smith home 1708 W. Chestnut St., Monday afternoon. Funeral services were held at the residence Friday. Mr. Smith was the last of the well-known brothers, Albert, Rochelle and Cassius who succumbed several weeks ago after a long illness. Mr. Smith is survived by his son, Guy W. Jr. and his sister-in-law, Mrs. Alijulia Smith. -- In the first 12 months of the present war, 891,827 American troops were embarked for overseas duty as compared with 366,603 men in the same period
176 GRADUATES GET DIPLOMAS - LARGEST CENTRAL HI SCHOOL CLASS - THEME OF SPLENDID PROGRAM "EDUCATION FOR VICTORY" 176 graduates representing the largest class in the history of Central High School, were presented diplomas by Assistant Superintendent Long at the 69th annual commencement of the school at Memorial Auditorium Wednesday evening. The literary and musical feature of the program which carried the theme, "Education For Victory" was also of the very highest order. The salutatory, "Education For Present Day Needs," was delivered by Mary Elizabeth Houston, and the valedictory, "Education That Insures Peace," by Jean Elder. Participants in the panel discussion, "What Central High School Is Doing To Insure Victory" were Edward Bibb, Horace Dix, Robert Downs, Phyllis French, Eddie Johnson, Marlee Johnson, Cecil Johnson, Bert Larke, Charlotte Long, Alene McCauley, Gwendolyn Porter, and Elvira Porter. In addition to those who appeared on the program the honor graduates or uppe r quartile" were: Jeanne Watkins, Thomas Blue, Doris Jackson, Wilma Douglas, Georgie Gilbert, Flora Jackson, Susie Johnson, Dorothy Shacklette, Pauline Thompson, Ernestine Robinson, Willie Morehead, Anna Brewer, Gwendolyn Mitchell, Josephine Brown, Leroy Crutcher, Vivian Washington, Anna Bouggess, Ruth Claycomb, Arlette Madison, Grace Rawles, Doris Smith, Herbert Thornton, Selma Jones, Elizabeth Schultz, Mary Evelyn Taylor, Mary (Continued on page 4)
JUNE 12. 1943 NUMBER 29
DOWN PREJUDICE; CHARACTER URGED
NAAC MEET HITS PACKARD STRIKE
AR VETERAN OF FOUR FRONTS
ENLISTS WITH UNITED NATlONS
SUPPORT LEADER
NAMED ASSOCIATE
ATTORNEY D. P.
THEME OF SPLENDID PROGRAM,
"EDUCA nON FOR VICTORY"
FORGETS TO SAY
"YESSIR," BEATEN
ADVERTISERS